As the year wraps up, we’re looking back at 10 of the episodes that defined our year at The Take. This originally aired on August 28. None of the dates, titles, or other references has been changed.<\/p>\n
Thousands of US troops are on warships stationed near Venezuela. President Donald Trump says the move is to fight drug cartels that the US has labelled \u201cterrorist\u201d organizations. In response, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered troops to the border and called on citizens to mobilize to defend the country. Is Trump\u2019s mission about fighting drugs, or is it a signal of broader US intervention?<\/p>\n
In this episode:<\/p>\n
– Alessandro Rampietti, Al Jazeera Reporter<\/p>\n
Episode credits:<\/p>\n
This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker, Noor Wazwaz, Kylene Kiang, Diana Ferrero and Tracie Hunte, with Manny Panaretos, Melanie Marich, Farhan Rafid, Kisaa Zehra, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Amy Walters and Sar\u00ed el-Khalili.<\/p>\n
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take\u2019s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera\u2019s head of audio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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